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To market, to market to buy a bottle of wine
Features02 Aug 2013

To market, to market to buy a bottle of wine

There’s no doubt that the Indian wine industry is growing with new wineries coming up in parts of Karnataka as well as the main wine producing region of Maharashtra. But wine is still not so …

2011 Markus Molitor wine awarded 100 points
Features02 Aug 2013

2011 Markus Molitor wine awarded 100 points

When the renowned American wine critic, Robert Parker reviewed the 2011 vintage of German Rieslings for “The Wine Advocate,” he awarded the highest honour to a wine produced by Markus Molitor from Bernkastel-Wehlen, Mosel in …

Delhi Duty Free launches Balvenie Triple Cask
Features02 Aug 2013

Delhi Duty Free launches Balvenie Triple Cask

The Company has been doing it for years, we mean distilling much loved single malts like Glenfiddich as well as other spirits such as Hendrick’s Gin. According to recent IWSR (International Wine & Spirit Research) …

WineCare customers sues company for damages
Features29 Jul 2013

WineCare customers sues company for damages

WineCare, a New York based wine storage facility, which was flooded by Hurricane Sandy last year, is at the centre of a complex legal battle involving millionaire collectors and a famous restaurateur.

Mosel rieslings match Italian cuisine-Le Meridien, Pune
Features28 Jul 2013

Mosel rieslings match Italian cuisine-Le Meridien, Pune

A wine expert wellknown in India and a long time SI writer, Dr. Ariff Jamal (pictured, left, with Jaswinder Narang) was in the country recently to introduce Markus Molitor wines from the Mosel region of …

Durian candy and chips, but Durian wine, anyone?
Features26 Jul 2013

Durian candy and chips, but Durian wine, anyone?

All across Southeast Asia, ‘No Durian’ signs on walls are a common sight. As a fruit, durian – tastes swell but smells horrible; it has often been turned into candy and chips or even pancakes. …

Wolf Blass bags International Wine Challenge award
Features26 Jul 2013

Wolf Blass bags International Wine Challenge award

At a time when Australian wine giant – Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) is set to destroy its old commercial stock worth AU$35 million because of poor inventory management and several other reasons, all’s not gone …

Cola flavoured vino? What will they think of next!
Features11 Jul 2013

Cola flavoured vino? What will they think of next!

On its way to becoming an exciting new youth drink is cola-flavoured wine, if that’s not a contradiction in terms. Your palate will perk up from a refreshing first sip. To top it all, it’s …

Record International visitors at VINEXPO
Features07 Jul 2013

Record International visitors at VINEXPO

The five days of Vinexpo 2013 saw over 48,800 visitors from 148 countries, plus 2,400 exhibitors from 44 countries displaying their wines and spirits at stands that covered a total floor area of 40,000 sq. …

Taittinger to be official FIFA World Cup Champagne
Features05 Jul 2013

Taittinger to be official FIFA World Cup Champagne

The official Champagne for FIFA for the next two years is Champagne Taittinger. The duration of the agreement, which terminates in December 2015, includes the 2014 FIFA World Cup (TM) and the recent FIFA Confederations …

Wine Sinks off the Indian coast
Features28 Jun 2013

Wine Sinks off the Indian coast

When its hull broke into two on June 18, the MV Mol Comfort sank off the coast of Mumbai. The ship that foundered in the Arabian Sea was on its way from New Zealand to …